Republican Love Triangle: Broderick 'The Fugitives' (1962)
Censored3 Joulu 2020

Republican Love Triangle: Broderick 'The Fugitives' (1962)

An uncensored book that was full of sex, violence and subterfuge. How did Broderick get away with writing about gay, republican freedom-fighters? I don't know for sure, but I'm going to speculate.

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Satanic Love Triangle: Mannin, 'Lucifer and the Child' (1946)

Satanic Love Triangle: Mannin, 'Lucifer and the Child' (1946)

What happens when a child meets a horned man in a dark forest? A book that explores the nature of evil and decides that sex isn’t the problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

5 Marras 202040min

Queer, with cocktails: Moore, 'Chocolates for Breakfast' (1956)

Queer, with cocktails: Moore, 'Chocolates for Breakfast' (1956)

A candid, haunting novel about the coming-of-age of a teenage girl. Full of decadent sexuality that would have given the censors a fit of the vapours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

29 Loka 202041min

War is hell: Boell, 'And where were you, Adam?' (1951)

War is hell: Boell, 'And where were you, Adam?' (1951)

How did this subtle, refined war novel earn a ban? Perhaps faeces or war crimes were more offensive than barely-there sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Loka 202033min

Unzipped!: Collins, 'The Stud' (1969)

Unzipped!: Collins, 'The Stud' (1969)

The Stud is more silly than sexy and it's not the finest example of a bonkbuster. Why on earth would such a trashy, ridiculous book be banned when the censor ignored serious literary sex? Hosted on Ac...

15 Loka 202031min

Perverty Stuff: Salinger, 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951)

Perverty Stuff: Salinger, 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951)

Holden Caulfield's swearing and sex talk has offended many since 1951. Now a modern classic, what explains the enduring appeal of this poor little rich kid story? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

8 Loka 202043min

Such Badness: Hoult, 'There were no windows' (1944)

Such Badness: Hoult, 'There were no windows' (1944)

Hoult was banned more often than any other Irish woman writer. Only a censor's beady eye can find filth in a novel about loneliness and dementia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

1 Loka 202027min

Voluptuous Jazzing: McKay, 'Home to Harlem' (1928)

Voluptuous Jazzing: McKay, 'Home to Harlem' (1928)

A love letter to Harlem and its music, this book offended all kinds of people. McKay's honesty about sex was brave and inflammatory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Syys 202025min

Low and vulgar: Cross, 'The Tailor and Ansty' (1942)

Low and vulgar: Cross, 'The Tailor and Ansty' (1942)

A little book of folklore that became infamous. It was debated in parliament where nationalists denounced the elderly couple who were the subject of the book. But was the bull/cow story really that ru...

17 Syys 202050min

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